Independent Order of Odd Fellows Alma Lodge 523 continued its longstanding traditions of contributing money to area food pantries and awarding scholarships to high school students on Thursday.
Forest Hills Elementary School fourth-graders got an up-close lesson on service animals Tuesday from Jessica Gardner and her dog Ford as part of Read Across America Week activities.
Community members packed the new Ferndale Area High School wellness center on Thursday for an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially dedicate the renovated space.
Westmoreland County judges selected a former Cambria County school principal to serve a six-week stint as a member of the Norwin School Board. Matthew Thomas, 49, of North Huntingdon was named Monday as the replacement for school board member Joanna Jordan, who died in August. The deeply divided school board
Four North Huntingdon residents — including a former Norwin School District employee and a Westmoreland Intermediate Unit 7 administrator — are seeking a judicial appointment to fill a vacancy on Norwin School Board that will be open for about six weeks. The four candidates seeking an appointment from the Westmoreland